John Francis Metcalfe
John Metcalfe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 June 1908 Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England[1] |
| Died | 11 June 1975 (aged 66) New Romney, Kent, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Years of service | 1928–1963 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 41781 |
| Unit | Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) East Surrey Regiment[1] |
| Commands held | Aldershot District (1961–63) 2nd Federation Infantry Brigade (1955–57) 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment (1949–51) 2nd Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) (1944) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War Malayan Emergency |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Mentioned in Despatches |
Major General John Francis Metcalfe, CB, CBE (30 June 1908 – 11 June 1975) was a British Army officer who served in the Second World War and later became General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.
Military career[edit]
Educated at Radley College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst,[2] Metcalfe was commissioned into the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) in 1928.[3][4][1]
By the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, Metcalfe was attending the Staff College, Quetta, later becoming an instructor at the college, in 1942.[5] He was appointed commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment in 1944 and brigadier responsible for maintenance at Headquarters Allied Land Forces in South East Asia in 1945.[3][5][4]
After the war Metcalfe became colonel in charge of administration for the South Wales District from 1946, then an instructor at the Joint Services Staff College from 1947.[3] He was appointed commanding officer of the 1st Battalion the East Surrey Regiment in 1949 and then became a brigadier on the General Staff at Western Command in 1951.[3] He attended the Imperial Defence College in 1954.[5] He was made commander of the 2nd Federation Infantry Brigade in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency in 1955 and Director of Personnel Administration at the War Office in 1958.[3] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Aldershot District in 1961 and retired in 1963.[3]
Metcalfe was also Colonel of the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment from 1959 to 1964.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "British Army officer histories". Unit Histories.
- ^ Queen's Royal Surreys (Archived)
- ^ a b c d e f g Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ a b "Major General John Francis Metcalfe". www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk.
- ^ a b c "Biography of Major General John Francis Metcalfe (1908–1975), Great Britain". generals.dk.
- 1908 births
- 1975 deaths
- Academics of the Staff College, Quetta
- Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies
- Graduates of the Staff College, Quetta
- People educated at Radley College
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- East Surrey Regiment officers
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- Queen's Royal Regiment officers
- British Army personnel of the Malayan Emergency
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- British Army brigadiers of World War II
- Military personnel from Northumberland
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